It’s been a long but wonderful week. I wasn’t entirely sure the 2 boys were going to make it to this milestone as they were not gaining weight despite me giving them support with Sub-Q, warmth and top up feedings (so they wouldn’t get tired nursing).
However, I am feeling more optimistic with the whole litter reaching their “double birthweight” milestone and opening their eyes.
So – without further ado, the 4 houses of Hogwarts
Phoenix’s pups are now 4 days old so I figured it was time for official photos. It is starting to become very obvious the size difference between the boys and the girls.
Cavalier king charles spaniels are notorious for not waiting till day 63 to give birth. I predicted that Phoenix would give birth sometime over the weekend and true to form, Sunday afternoon she started to get super clingy, not letting me out of her sight and panting a little. By 5pm things started to get a little more serious as she panted and dug in her bed beside me, and vomited a little.
She started pushing and we realised that there was a baby but no sack. These are the births that make us most nervous as it’s harder on mom when there is no lubrication. I could tell the baby was a good size as with every push Phoenix would yelp. I ask ed my husband to come and help and I held Phoenix’s hips apart as he gently guided it out.
Baby 1 was an 8oz girl! A beautifully marked blenhiem girl!!
Baby 2 got suck, once again coming without a sack, but this time even harder feet first. We tried so hard to get her quickly, but 20 mins of gently pulling with every contraction, we knew there was little hope of a live baby at the end. And we were right – our 2nd perfectly marked blenhiem girl was born DOA 🙁 UGH. We did all we could and rubbed her down to no avail.
At this point, I started called ER vets – I didnt want to pull each puppy out – it’s hard on us and the mom – and I didnt want to lose any more. 3 ER clinics said they were full and not taking any more patients. One told us to call Mt Vernon – despite being an hour away, we called them and they said COME so we jumped in the car and drove.
Phoenix and the blankets and her firstborn were on my lap and my husband drove us. On the way, she started pushing and had a tiny ruby boy. We later weighed him at 4.5oz.
While waiting in the waiting room in the clinic, she started pushing again and had a 2nd ruby baby boy – again small at 4.5oz.
The vet asked if we still wanted surgery with 1 pup to go. We decided to see if she could do it herself and went into a quiet room for her to labor. The final pup, a ruby girl, was another big one but the vet assisted her out and was able to do it so she made it.
I think we arrived home at 4am. Exhausted but grateful. Phoenix is a great mom and now the work begins.
I was so proud to pilot Watson myself this weekend and we got Best Of Breed on Saturday under judge Mrs Donelle Richards. We then went on to make the cut in a competitive toy group and even played in the Owner handler group.
I am very proud of this 2.5 year old boy who is proving to hold his own and we are just a few points shy of his Grand CH now.
Penny’s cavalier pups turn 7 weeks old and they are so sweet. They are really blossoming in their personalities. Lily wants to snuggle and have her belly rubbed. Wyatt wants to snuggle and loves to growl and play. Linus is def the most outgoing of the 3 and loves to explore.
I had to take some photos on my blue chair – they were very sleepy so they arent my favorites so i might try again in a week or two.
Lily
Wyatt
Linus
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The cavalier pups continue to grow beautifully. They are starting to toddle around and so we took them outside for the first time. They weren’t too sure at first but they quickly decided it wasn’t too bad after all.
We adore them so much and are so pleased with their progress so far.
Lily
Wyatt
Linus
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Penny continues to do a wonderful job raising her babies. They are always satisfied and their tummies are always full. Their eyes have opened and so I expect them to start toddling around on their own this week.
Enjoy their latest photos
Lily
Linus
Wyatt
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It was another fabulous weekend in Yakima for Mr Watson (Kazuri’s Time To Solve A Mystery).
On Friday, he went WD/BOW and BOB and then onto a Toy Group 4 under judge Mrs Linda Hurlebaus. On Saturday he went WD/BOW under judge Mr. Mel SaranchukOn Sunday he went WB/BOW under judge Mr. John F Booth
Thank you to these judges for finding our Watson this weekend!
This *might* have finished his CH title – I am not quite sure. He either has finished or just has 1 point to go. If he has finished, that means he did it in 2 weekends of being in the ring, and only defeated once in the classes – every other time he went BOW or BOB.
I will try to figure out where our points total is at – I think we are at 14. In the meantime, either way, we are celebrating this sweet, happy boy.
Kiss (Kinvaar Kiss This TKN) x Denny (GCH Covington Designed By Time) : DOB 17 Feb 2020.
Thank you to Tammie Wilcox and Octavia Stensen for showing Wattie this weekend again!
